Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1949 Apr 01

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1949 Apr 01 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds). See the Explanation of the Central Eclipse Path Table for a description of each column in the table.

The geographic visibility of the eclipse is shown on a global map on the Prime Page for the Eclipse which also includes complete details on the eclipse. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an interactive Google Map .

Total Solar Eclipse of -1949 Apr 01
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits23°18.7'N023°03.7'E21°33.8'N023°28.8'E22°25.9'N023°16.5'E 1.044 - 191 km 02m26.1s
04:4223°12.5'N029°16.3'E21°29.3'N035°37.9'E22°20.3'N032°56.1'E 1.047 97° 207 km 02m47.3s
04:4423°21.5'N034°36.8'E21°41.1'N039°01.9'E22°31.3'N036°59.1'E 1.048 13° 98° 215 km 02m57.6s
04:4623°35.1'N038°01.2'E21°55.2'N041°41.7'E22°45.2'N039°57.2'E 1.049 17° 100° 221 km 03m05.7s
04:4823°50.7'N040°41.1'E22°10.6'N043°56.3'E23°00.7'N042°22.8'E 1.050 19° 101° 226 km 03m12.6s
04:5024°07.4'N042°55.8'E22°26.9'N045°54.1'E23°17.2'N044°28.1'E 1.051 21° 103° 230 km 03m18.8s
04:5224°24.9'N044°53.5'E22°43.9'N047°39.6'E23°34.4'N046°19.1'E 1.051 24° 104° 233 km 03m24.5s
04:5424°42.9'N046°39.0'E23°01.5'N049°15.8'E23°52.3'N047°59.6'E 1.052 25° 105° 236 km 03m29.7s
04:5625°01.5'N048°15.2'E23°19.6'N050°44.5'E24°10.6'N049°31.8'E 1.052 27° 106° 239 km 03m34.6s
04:5825°20.5'N049°44.0'E23°38.1'N052°07.1'E24°29.3'N050°57.3'E 1.053 29° 108° 242 km 03m39.1s
05:0025°39.9'N051°06.7'E23°56.9'N053°24.7'E24°48.4'N052°17.3'E 1.053 30° 109° 244 km 03m43.4s
05:0225°59.5'N052°24.4'E24°16.1'N054°38.0'E25°07.8'N053°32.6'E 1.054 32° 110° 246 km 03m47.5s
05:0426°19.5'N053°37.8'E24°35.5'N055°47.6'E25°27.5'N054°44.0'E 1.054 33° 111° 248 km 03m51.4s
05:0626°39.7'N054°47.6'E24°55.3'N056°54.0'E25°47.5'N055°52.0'E 1.054 34° 113° 249 km 03m55.0s
05:0827°00.2'N055°54.2'E25°15.3'N057°57.5'E26°07.7'N056°57.0'E 1.055 35° 114° 251 km 03m58.5s
05:1027°20.9'N056°58.1'E25°35.5'N058°58.7'E26°28.2'N057°59.5'E 1.055 36° 115° 252 km 04m01.8s
05:1227°41.9'N057°59.5'E25°56.0'N059°57.6'E26°48.9'N058°59.6'E 1.055 37° 117° 253 km 04m05.0s
05:1428°03.0'N058°58.7'E26°16.7'N060°54.7'E27°09.8'N059°57.7'E 1.055 38° 118° 254 km 04m07.9s
05:1628°24.4'N059°56.1'E26°37.6'N061°50.0'E27°31.0'N060°54.0'E 1.056 39° 119° 255 km 04m10.7s
05:1828°46.0'N060°51.8'E26°58.8'N062°43.7'E27°52.3'N061°48.7'E 1.056 40° 121° 255 km 04m13.4s
05:2029°07.8'N061°46.0'E27°20.1'N063°36.1'E28°13.9'N062°41.9'E 1.056 41° 122° 256 km 04m15.9s
05:2229°29.7'N062°38.9'E27°41.6'N064°27.2'E28°35.6'N063°33.9'E 1.056 42° 124° 256 km 04m18.3s
05:2429°51.9'N063°30.5'E28°03.4'N065°17.2'E28°57.5'N064°24.7'E 1.056 43° 125° 256 km 04m20.6s
05:2630°14.3'N064°21.1'E28°25.3'N066°06.2'E29°19.7'N065°14.5'E 1.056 43° 127° 256 km 04m22.7s
05:2830°36.8'N065°10.7'E28°47.4'N066°54.4'E29°42.0'N066°03.3'E 1.057 44° 128° 256 km 04m24.6s
05:3030°59.5'N065°59.6'E29°09.7'N067°41.7'E30°04.5'N066°51.4'E 1.057 45° 130° 256 km 04m26.5s
05:3231°22.5'N066°47.6'E29°32.2'N068°28.4'E30°27.2'N067°38.7'E 1.057 45° 132° 256 km 04m28.2s
05:3431°45.6'N067°35.0'E29°54.8'N069°14.4'E30°50.1'N068°25.4'E 1.057 46° 133° 256 km 04m29.8s
05:3632°08.9'N068°21.9'E30°17.7'N069°59.9'E31°13.1'N069°11.6'E 1.057 46° 135° 256 km 04m31.2s
05:3832°32.4'N069°08.3'E30°40.7'N070°45.0'E31°36.4'N069°57.3'E 1.057 47° 137° 255 km 04m32.5s
05:4032°56.1'N069°54.3'E31°04.0'N071°29.7'E31°59.8'N070°42.6'E 1.057 47° 139° 255 km 04m33.7s
05:4233°20.0'N070°39.9'E31°27.4'N072°14.0'E32°23.5'N071°27.6'E 1.057 48° 141° 254 km 04m34.8s
05:4433°44.0'N071°25.3'E31°51.0'N072°58.1'E32°47.3'N072°12.3'E 1.057 48° 142° 254 km 04m35.7s
05:4634°08.3'N072°10.5'E32°14.8'N073°42.0'E33°11.4'N072°56.8'E 1.058 48° 144° 253 km 04m36.5s
05:4834°32.8'N072°55.6'E32°38.8'N074°25.8'E33°35.6'N073°41.2'E 1.058 49° 146° 252 km 04m37.2s
05:5034°57.5'N073°40.7'E33°03.0'N075°09.5'E34°00.0'N074°25.6'E 1.058 49° 148° 252 km 04m37.8s
05:5235°22.4'N074°25.7'E33°27.4'N075°53.2'E34°24.7'N075°09.9'E 1.058 49° 150° 251 km 04m38.2s
05:5435°47.5'N075°10.8'E33°52.0'N076°36.9'E34°49.5'N075°54.4'E 1.058 49° 152° 250 km 04m38.5s
05:5636°12.8'N075°56.1'E34°16.8'N077°20.8'E35°14.6'N076°38.9'E 1.058 49° 154° 249 km 04m38.7s
05:5836°38.4'N076°41.6'E34°41.8'N078°04.8'E35°39.8'N077°23.6'E 1.058 49° 156° 248 km 04m38.8s
06:0037°04.2'N077°27.3'E35°07.1'N078°49.0'E36°05.3'N078°08.6'E 1.058 49° 158° 248 km 04m38.7s
06:0237°30.2'N078°13.3'E35°32.5'N079°33.6'E36°31.1'N078°53.8'E 1.058 49° 160° 247 km 04m38.6s
06:0437°56.4'N078°59.8'E35°58.2'N080°18.4'E36°57.0'N079°39.5'E 1.058 49° 162° 246 km 04m38.3s
06:0638°22.9'N079°46.7'E36°24.1'N081°03.7'E37°23.2'N080°25.6'E 1.058 49° 164° 245 km 04m37.9s
06:0838°49.7'N080°34.2'E36°50.2'N081°49.5'E37°49.6'N081°12.2'E 1.058 49° 166° 244 km 04m37.3s
06:1039°16.7'N081°22.3'E37°16.6'N082°35.8'E38°16.3'N081°59.3'E 1.057 49° 168° 243 km 04m36.6s
06:1239°43.9'N082°11.0'E37°43.3'N083°22.8'E38°43.2'N082°47.2'E 1.057 48° 170° 242 km 04m35.9s
06:1440°11.5'N083°00.6'E38°10.1'N084°10.4'E39°10.4'N083°35.7'E 1.057 48° 172° 241 km 04m34.9s
06:1640°39.3'N083°51.0'E38°37.3'N084°58.8'E39°37.9'N084°25.1'E 1.057 48° 174° 240 km 04m33.9s
06:1841°07.4'N084°42.4'E39°04.7'N085°48.0'E40°05.7'N085°15.4'E 1.057 47° 176° 239 km 04m32.8s
06:2041°35.8'N085°34.8'E39°32.4'N086°38.2'E40°33.7'N086°06.7'E 1.057 47° 178° 238 km 04m31.5s
06:2242°04.5'N086°28.4'E40°00.4'N087°29.4'E41°02.0'N086°59.0'E 1.057 47° 180° 237 km 04m30.1s
06:2442°33.5'N087°23.2'E40°28.7'N088°21.8'E41°30.7'N087°52.6'E 1.057 46° 182° 236 km 04m28.5s
06:2643°02.9'N088°19.5'E40°57.3'N089°15.4'E41°59.6'N088°47.5'E 1.057 45° 184° 235 km 04m26.9s
06:2843°32.6'N089°17.3'E41°26.2'N090°10.4'E42°28.9'N089°43.8'E 1.057 45° 186° 233 km 04m25.1s
06:3044°02.7'N090°16.7'E41°55.4'N091°06.8'E42°58.6'N090°41.7'E 1.056 44° 188° 232 km 04m23.2s
06:3244°33.1'N091°18.0'E42°25.0'N092°04.9'E43°28.6'N091°41.4'E 1.056 44° 190° 231 km 04m21.2s
06:3445°04.0'N092°21.4'E42°55.0'N093°04.8'E43°59.0'N092°42.9'E 1.056 43° 192° 230 km 04m19.0s
06:3645°35.2'N093°26.9'E43°25.4'N094°06.6'E44°29.8'N093°46.5'E 1.056 42° 194° 229 km 04m16.7s
06:3846°06.9'N094°34.9'E43°56.1'N095°10.6'E45°01.0'N094°52.4'E 1.056 41° 196° 228 km 04m14.3s
06:4046°39.1'N095°45.5'E44°27.3'N096°16.9'E45°32.6'N096°00.8'E 1.055 40° 198° 227 km 04m11.7s
06:4247°11.7'N096°59.2'E44°58.9'N097°25.8'E46°04.7'N097°12.0'E 1.055 40° 200° 226 km 04m09.0s
06:4447°44.8'N098°16.1'E45°31.0'N098°37.6'E46°37.3'N098°26.2'E 1.055 39° 202° 225 km 04m06.2s
06:4648°18.4'N099°36.7'E46°03.5'N099°52.6'E47°10.3'N099°43.9'E 1.055 38° 204° 223 km 04m03.2s
06:4848°52.6'N101°01.4'E46°36.6'N101°11.1'E47°44.0'N101°05.4'E 1.054 37° 206° 222 km 04m00.0s
06:5049°27.4'N102°30.8'E47°10.2'N102°33.5'E48°18.2'N102°31.1'E 1.054 36° 208° 221 km 03m56.7s
06:5250°02.9'N104°05.3'E47°44.5'N104°00.4'E48°53.0'N104°01.6'E 1.054 34° 210° 220 km 03m53.2s
06:5450°39.1'N105°45.8'E48°19.4'N105°32.3'E49°28.5'N105°37.5'E 1.053 33° 213° 218 km 03m49.6s
06:5651°16.0'N107°33.0'E48°54.9'N107°09.9'E50°04.7'N107°19.7'E 1.053 32° 215° 217 km 03m45.8s
06:5851°53.7'N109°28.2'E49°31.2'N108°54.0'E50°41.7'N109°09.0'E 1.053 31° 217° 216 km 03m41.7s
07:0052°32.3'N111°32.7'E50°08.4'N110°45.6'E51°19.5'N111°06.7'E 1.052 29° 220° 214 km 03m37.5s
07:0253°12.0'N113°48.3'E50°46.4'N112°46.2'E51°58.4'N113°14.3'E 1.052 27° 222° 213 km 03m33.0s
07:0453°52.8'N116°17.3'E51°25.5'N114°57.4'E52°38.3'N115°33.7'E 1.051 26° 225° 211 km 03m28.2s
07:0654°34.9'N119°03.2'E52°05.8'N117°21.4'E53°19.4'N118°07.8'E 1.051 24° 227° 210 km 03m23.1s
07:0855°18.5'N122°10.6'E52°47.4'N120°01.5'E54°02.0'N121°00.3'E 1.050 22° 231° 208 km 03m17.6s
07:1056°04.1'N125°47.2'E53°30.6'N123°02.1'E54°46.3'N124°17.2'E 1.050 20° 234° 206 km 03m11.6s
07:1256°52.1'N130°06.2'E54°15.8'N126°30.7'E55°32.8'N128°07.8'E 1.049 17° 238° 204 km 03m04.9s
07:1457°43.8'N135°34.7'E55°03.6'N130°39.7'E56°22.4'N132°50.2'E 1.048 14° 242° 201 km 02m57.3s
07:1658°42.5'N143°33.6'E55°55.5'N135°55.0'E57°17.0'N139°06.5'E 1.047 11° 248° 198 km 02m47.9s
07:18 - - 56°55.0'N143°34.0'E58°25.3'N150°16.0'E 1.045 258° 192 km 02m33.2s
Limits59°46.7'N158°45.7'E58°04.3'N158°32.1'E58°55.1'N158°38.9'E 1.043 - 188 km 02m23.6s

ΔT = 45189.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:32:35.205:59:25.535°58.0'N110°52.7'W 49.3° 157.4° 247.8 km04m38.78s
Greatest Duration18:31:17.505:58:07.935°41.5'N077°26.6'E 49.3° 156.1° 248.4 km04m38.80s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1949 Apr 01

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1949 Apr 01 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. Although the predictions are first calculated in Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD), they are then converted to Universal Time (UT1) as presented here. The parameter ΔT is used to convert between the two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 45189.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3519.5 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 14.70°.

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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